GC Enterprise Architecture/Enterprise Solutions

GC Enterprise Architecture	GC Enterprise Architecture Review Board, GC EARB
GC Service & Digital Target Enterprise Architecture	When to come
Enterprise Architecture Framework	Forward Agenda
Business Capability Model (BCM)	Past Sessions
Exemplar and Reference Architectures	10 Things You Need to Know
Enterprise Solutions	Governance for Digital Solutions
Working Groups	EA and GC EARB Overview – Presentation
Other References

The following content is a synopsis of the December 15, 2020 DM CEPP presentation.

• Advancing Enterprise Solutions

What is enterprise?

Enterprise is generally defined as “an organization” or “organizational unit”

In the GC, ‘enterprise’ refers to a whole-of-government holistic approach.

An enterprise approach can be applied various facets, like governance, solutions, standards and culture.

Enterprise solutions definition

Enterprise solutions are internal and external Government of Canada assets that can be re-used in and across multiple parts of the organization.

Why focus on enterprise solutions?

To “operate as one” and advance the CEPP mandate we propose to focus on enterprise solutions defined by to business capabilities.

Role of business capabilities

Business capabilities are an expression of what a business does and can do.

It is proposed that enterprise solutions are defined as business capabilities

How to get your solution declared as Enterprise Solution

• To get your solution declared as an Enterprise Solution in GC EARB, please fill out a special GC EARB Presenter Template (Special GC EARB French Presenter Template) specifically for Enterprise Solution.

It is similar to the regular GC EARB deck template with additional pages added to provide supporting rationale of why your solution needs to be declared as an Enterprise Solution and that you have fulfilled all the necessary requirements to support an enterprise solution.

• When ready, then look at forward agenda and send the deck along with a request to EA team to schedule a date for GC EARB

• GC Enterprise Architecture Team will contact you to review and conduct initial assessment with the extended EA team.

Once GC EARB approve it as an Enterprise Solution, then department needs to ready itself to provide service to other departments, which may include:

• create a MOU / agreement with the subscribing department for funding model and service model

What is needed for Enterprise Solutions to work in the GC?

The Enterprise Solutions framework has 3 facets.

Three facets

Governance	Culture	Solutions
What are the roles and responsibilities and who decides who fills them? What is the financial and funding model for an enterprise solution? Which business capabilities should be addressed first? How will user expectations be addressed? What is the path to enterprise-wide adoption?	Is everyone ready to buy-in to enterprise solutions? How do we ensure participation? How will open and transparent input be gathered? What are the mind-set and skills needed to foster an enterprise solution culture?	Which business problem are we solving? Who can access the Enterprise Solution? What data and technology standards are required? Is the implementation secure enough? Will it always be reliably online?

Enterprise Solutions Framework Assessment Key Findings

Governance

OK - Pilots have been able to describe their solutions using the BCM, identify the business problem, and value proposition to address user needs

Issue - Enterprise solution opportunities lack a defined path to advance and as a result tend to fizzle out

Issue - Operational enterprise solutions governance and support is at a low maturity level

Issue - Departments are not mandated and lack incentives to provide services to other departments, need a dedicated organization for enterprise solutions.

Issue - Cost recovery and appropriation models are adequate for operational costs, but up-front funding is required for initial development and evolution of enterprise solutions.

Culture

OK - Departments are ready to buy into Enterprise solutions once they exist, but lack of available ready to use solutions result in departments developing their own.

Issue - Need dedicated teams of “enterprise” business owners and service providers to develop, operate and evolve enterprise solutions, do we need a Shared Services organization to act as the service provider? Do expand SSC mandate to include applications?

Issue - Mandate use and appropriate departmental funds. Define a clear role and responsibility for users to determine needs and for the Business Owners and Service Provider to be accountable.

Solutions

OK - Identifying and developing enterprise solutions is not a problem, focus needs to be on governance and culture

OK - Pilots have been able to define the business problem and processes like the concept case and GCEARB are existing tools that can be used

OK - Cloud base solutions from public cloud service providers are enabling business owners to envision enterprise solutions but they need technical partnerships from dedicated solution providers to provision IT

Proposed Roles and Responsibilities for Enterprise solutions

Stakeholders, defines ”who”

Stakeholders in the form of a ‘product board’ determine and validate user needs, prioritize the delivery roadmap and manage the related expenditures.

•       business/program representatives from across departments

•       sponsors enterprise solution

•       identify users

•       determine user needs

•       consumes

•       contributes funds

Business Owner, defines ”what”

The Business Owner has overall accountability for delivering on the business outcomes and achieving the benefits that a solution is meant to enable or facilitate.

•       Defines the required capabilities and intended business outcomes and benefits

•       Serves as sponsor and is accountable for the achievement of the business outcomes and benefits following implementation

•       Establishes and maintains governance

•       Secures funding and resources and provides oversight

•       Consults with and engages stakeholders and other implicated parties to ensure alignment towards delivery

•       Reviews and signs-off on key strategic risks

•       Authorizes the IT service

•       Oversees data stewardship practices at the production solution-level

•       Creates roadmap for service or product improvements

Service Provider, defines ”how”

The Service Provider operates and manages IT solutions and/or services and provides them to end users.

•       Responsible on behalf of an organization for requirements definitions, service delivery, security and reliability

•       Implement the requirements

•       Signs off on platform scope

•       Collect data to measure service levels and key performance indicators

•       Ensure compliance with standards

•       Monitor, test and adjust as required

•       Support innovative products and services

•       Conduct security assessments

Proposed Governance for Enterprise solutions

Product management board per solution

•       Cross departmental stakeholder representation

DM CEPP

•       Enterprise Business Direction

GC EARB

•       Alignment with Enterprise Architecture Framework

Draft DM CEPP presentation still to be presented

• Updates and progress from Dec. 15, 2020

The following initiatives endorsed by GC EARB have characteristics of Enterprise Solutions

This registry of GC Enterprise Solutions are classified in the layers of the EA framework

Business Architecture

Business Intelligence:

• GC Entity License for Business Intelligence, Enterprise Information Intelligence Software Solution (EIISS)

Policy/Standard/Framework/Tools:

• Business Capability Model (GC BCM v2.1)
• Investing in Enterprise Capabilities at CBSA, 2020-01-31

• Extensions to the Directive on Service and Digital
• Digital Workspace Standards & Profiles. 2019-10-31
• Digital Workspace Reference Architecture, 2018-02-22

• Accessible Information and Communication Technology (ICT), 2019-06-19
• Standard for ITSM Integration, 2018-06-28

Information Architecture

Collaboration Platform:

• gcexchange 2021-01-28
• Enterprise Managed SharePoint service, 2018-05-31

Data Analytics:

• Data Analytics as a Service, 2019-03-21

Information Management:

• GCdocs and GCdocs Managed Service, 2018-05-31
• M365 as Systems that manages Information - Pathfinders, 2021-11-18, 2022-01-27

Policy/Standard/Framework/Strategies/Tools:

• A Framework for Government-Wide Data Governance & Stewardship, 2020-03-02
• Enterprise Data: Update to the Enterprise Architecture Review Board, 2019-07-04
• GC Data Strategy, 2018-05-31
• Enterprise Data Management and Architecture, 2018-05-31
• Data Sovereignty & Public Cloud, 2018-03-22

Application Architecture

ATIP:

• ATIP Online Request Service (AORS), 2019-02-07

Asset Management

• Asset Discovery & Inventory Management. 2019-08-30

Case Management:

• GCcase Cloud Enterprise platform for Case Management, 2019-08-22
• GCcase Service catalogue,2018-06-28
• Shared Case Management Solution (SCMS), 2018-03-08

Contact Centre:

• SSC – Contact Center Modernization Update, 2021-04-08

Finance:

• TBS – TeamMate+ Enterprise Initiative, 2021-01-14
• FMT Coordinated Model and GC Digital Core, 2020-04-09

• PSPC SAP Moving Forward (to SAP S/4HANA) Project, 2020-04-09
• Financial Management Transformation (Endorsement of SAP software for OCG)
• SAP Hana licenses (initially for AAFC)
• CBSA SAP HANA
• Gartner Assessment of CRA/CBSA SAP Strategy, 2019-03-21

Grants & Contributions:

• Grants and Contributions, 2017-11-09
• NSERC/SSHRC/CIHR – Tri-Agency Grants Management Solution, 2019-11-14
• ISED Canadian Digital Adoption Program, 2021-07-29
• NRCAN - Greener Homes Program, 2021-05-06
• NRCAN - 2 Billion Trees Portal, 2021-10-07
• AAFC - GC Digital Platform, 2019-03-07

Geospatial:

• NRCan – Canadian Geospatial Platform (Federal Geospatial Platform), 2020-03-26
• Multi Department Impact Assessment and Cumulative Effects Related Systems

Human Resources:

• CSE – Next Gen HR and Pay for Heightened Security Departments - Follow up, 2020-12-17
• CSE – NextGen HR and Pay for High Security Organizations - 2020-06-04
• PSPC – Next Generation Travel Project, 2020-09-24

Interoperability:

• TBS – OneGC Platform, 2020-10-08

• Enabling interoperability

• TBS – Application Programme Interface (API)-First Patterns for Platform as a Service (PaaS), 2021-03-25
• API Store, 2019-04-04
• GC Interoperability: X-Roads Update and Digital Exchange, 2018-03-08
• GC API for Interoperability
• Government of Canada Standards on APIs

Jobs / Talent Management:

• PSC – GC Jobs Transformation (GCJT), 2021-04-22
• VidCruiter SaaS, 2018-11-18
• Talent Cloud, 2018-07-12

Learning / Training:

• CSPS – Next Generation Digital Learning Environment - Follow up, 2021-01-14
• CSPS – Next Generation Digital Learning Environment, 2020-07-02

Project & Portfolio Management:

• Project and Portfolio Management (GC PPM), 2018-05-31

Procurement:

• eProcurement Solution, 2019-05-02

Security Clearance:

• Public Services and Procurement Canada (PSPC) Industrial Security Systems Transformation (ISST) Project GC EARB – 2020-06-18

Service Management:

• SSC IT Service Management Tool Project (Service Management Transformation Program), 2020-03-02

Search:

• Canada.ca Search Engine, 2019-06-19

Policy/Standard/Framework/Strategies/Tools:

• SSC/TBS – Government of Canada Mainframe Landscape & Strategy Update, 2021-04-08
• GC Mainframe Strategy report, 2019-06-19
• GC Mainframe Strategy presentation
• Open Source Standards and Whitepaper, 2019-10-03
• Open First Whitepaper, 2018-09-13

Technology Architecture

Access:

• SSC - Network Device Authentication (NDA) Project, SSC - Endpoint Vulnerability Awareness and Security (EVAS), SSC – Security Information and Event Management (SIEM), SSC - Secure Remote Access Migration (SRAM), 2021-04-22

Cloud:

• Statistics Canada cloud architecture for Drupal, GC reference architecture for the GC, 2020-01-17
• Cloud eXchange Point (CXP) readiness process, 2020-01-31
• SCED and A unified, consolidated, and regionalized hub strategy for interconnectivity to and from the GC infrastructure, 2019-12-05
• SSC Cloud Access Security Broker (CASB) service, 2020-07-30
• Government of Canada Cloud Brokering Services
• Overall Cloud Program, 2019-01-24
• Cloud Infocentre, Everything you need to know for Cloud & DevOps
• GC Cloud Enablement: Cloud Connection Patterns, 2019-12-19

Device:

• SSC – Government of Canada Smart Phone for Classified (SPfC) Project, 2020-12-17
• Enterprise Mobile Device Management, 2019-06-13
• Digital Communications and Collaboration (DCC): Network and Security Design Principles, 2020-03-26
• Digital Communications and Collaboration (DCC), 2019-11-14

Infrastructure:

• SSC – Government of Canada Secret Infrastructure (GCSI) Expansion Project, 2020-12-17

Split Tunnel:

• TBS – Process and status of Split Tunneling requests, 2020-06-18

Policy/Standard/Framework/Strategies/Tools:

• SSC – Network Modernization Strategy, 2021-02-25

Security Architecture and Privacy

Electronic Security:

• PSPC – Electronic Security System, 2020-11-19

Email Security:

• Enhancing email security with Domain-based Message Authentication, Reporting & Conformance (DMARC)., 2020-01-31

Identity & Access Management

• Cyber Security Digital Identity Reference Architecture, 2019-07-04
• SSC - ICAS 2Key Implementation, 2020-02-11
• TC/TBS – e-Signature Service Standing Offer Procurement, 2021-01-28
• Digital Credential and Access Management, 2019-09-19
• Enabling Secure Access to Protected B Cloud Services, 2019-09-19
• Sign IN Canada Way Forward, 2019-05-02
• Verified.Me POC, 2019-05-02
• MyAlberta Digital Identity, MADI-2019-05-02
• Update of the GC Digital Identity Strategy, 2019-01-10
• ICAM

Policy/Standard/Framework/Strategies/Tools:

• Pan-Canadian Trust Framework, 2019-05-02
• HTTPS Everywhere” Standard, 2018-03-08

List of Enterprise Solutions from 2017

PSPC

• GCdocs
• Shared Case Management
• BuyandSell.ca
• Termium
• eProcurement Solution
• National Service Call Centre
• WebEx
• Shared Travel Services
• Phoenix
• myGCHR
• Compensation Web Apps

CSPS

• Integrated Learning Management System / Gccampus

TBS

• GC EARB presentation, 2019-01-19
• GC BCM 2.0 Model
• GC BCM 2.0 Definition Document
• Government of Canada Business Capability Model 2.0, 2019-05-02
• Financial management transformation
• GCTools
• Project & portfolio management (IT Plan, APM, IT expenditures, Project Oversight, Business Services)
• Callipers
• Executive Talent Management System
• Public Service Performance Management
• TBS Application Portal
• GC Interoperability Platform
• Enterprise Grants & Contributions System
• Wellness Productivity System
• Identity Credential and Access Management System
• Credential Broker Services
• Internal Credential Management
• Open Government Portal
• Access to Information Portal
• Talent Cloud

PSC

• Jobs.gc.ca

ESDC Canada.ca SSC

• Email
• GCSRA
• GCSI
• GEDS
• GCKey